I'm just aBroadway Baby.
Walking off my tired feet.
Pounding Forty-Second Street
To be in a show.
-lyrics from "Broadway Baby,"
by Stephen Sondheim
"The inaugural edition of “Mr. Broadway,” a very special pageant in which some of Broadway's hottest, most talented men compete for the titular crown, was a huge hit last year and raised lots of money for the Ali Forney Center, which provides vital services for homeless LGBT youth.
"This year, the pageant's name had to be officially changed to “The Broadway Beauty Pageant” because — believe it or not — the title “Mr. Broadway” has been copyrighted by a Broadway producer, theater owner, and sometime playwright named Stewart Lane, who threatened legal action.
"But whatever it's called, the event is a blast — as you can see from these photos of the second annual pageant, held on Monday, April 28 at New World Stages."
-Michael Portantiere, April 29, 2008
(Source: http://www.afterelton.com/people/2008/4/mrbroadwaypageant)Thomas Berklund of the show A Chorus Line
Daniel Robinson of the show Hairspray
The winner, from the show Xanadu, Marty Thomas
The beauty pageant featured five contestants - cast members from Broadway shows
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